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Pre-Travel

Travel Authorization

Before booking a flight or traveling please make sure to submit a travel authorization with the exact dates and all destinations to be traveled to. The form can be found at the following website (click under "T" and search for “Travel Authorization Form”): http://www.fso.arizona.edu/forms

Travel Authorizations are NOT signed by the traveler. Only by the Department Head or Business Manager at the bottom of the form.

The only case in which the Travel Authorization requires signature from the traveler is in case of Travel Advances.

All travel advance requests must be submitted with a filled out Travel Authorization form no later than 2 weeks prior departure. No travel advances will be issued with less than a two week notice under any circumstance.

Remember that upon arrival you have two weeks to report back to the business center in order to create a Travel Expense Report. Failure to do so will result in FSO automatically withdrawing the total amount of your advance from your bank account to which the advance was deposited.

The Traveler is responsible for his/her own Travel Authorizations, please do not assume the department will submit a travel authorization on your behalf. Failure in submitting a Travel Authorization prior your trip may result in denial of a travel expense reimbursement. In such case the Department is not held responsible for reimbursement.

All Travel Authorizations need to be submitted to the Business Center for appropriate signature approvals

Upon finishing the registration on Terradotta you will receive an “International Travel Registry Number” that you will need to put the Travel Authorization form.

Please review the status of your International Travel on Terradotta. It is the traveler's responsibility to make sure all information has been submitted correctly in the system including the “Additional Questionnaire”

If you are traveling to a foreign country please make sure to verify if the country is a travel warning country. You can do so by visiting the following website: http://travel.state.gov

If the destination is a travel warning country you must additionally submit a “Travel Supplemental Authorization Form for Travel Warning Areas” found at: http://ua-risk.terradotta.com

Thus for Travel Warning Areas you will submit a 1) Travel Authorization, 2) Supplemental Travel Authorization, 3) Terradotta registration including the “supplemental questionnaire” and be sure to check the status of your travel paperwork.

Know your Per Diem and Hotel Allowance

Hotels cannot be paid via P-Card. Before booking you lodging make sure to know your maximum allowance for hotels. You can find this by city (or county for those smaller cities) at: http://policy.fso.arizona.edu/fsm/1400/1471

If you will book a hotel at the site of a conference then you are allowed to go over the maximum lodging allowance BUT you must provide documentation that the conference was at the hotel you lodged. Failture to adhere to Per diem allowances will result in partial reimbursement for lodging (reimbursement up to only the maximum allowed per diem).

Per Diem is not allocated on the bases of the days of your travel but on the time of departure and arrival from your trip. For example, if your travel starts at night you will only receive per diem for dinner and not for all 3 meals.

Booking your flights

If you would like for the department to pay your airfare in advance instead of receiving a reimbursement we advise for you to go through Herod Travel Services.

Be aware that your flight will not be authorized unless a Travel Authorization has already been submitted to the Business Center.